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Bloomberg TalksBarclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan Talks Buyback Boosting GuidanceBarclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan discusses buyback boosting guidance. Venkat talks to Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-08-0110 min
Insurance Unplugged with Lisa WardlawIn the Hot Seat with Rama VenkatSummary:
Rama Venkat, CTO and Chief Data Scientist of Charlie.ai, discusses the role of AI and NLP in the insurance industry. He shares his background in AI and machine learning and how he got involved in the insurance domain.
Rama explains the difference between traditional AI and generative AI, highlighting the advancements in computing power that have enabled the development of large language models (LLMs). He emphasizes the importance of selecting the right LLMs and training them on specific insurance data.
Rama also discusses the need for a holistic solution beyond LLMs...2024-06-0538 min
MoveConversationsSpirituality Protects Against Depression, MRI shows - Dr. Lisa Miller, Author of The Awakened BrainSpirituality Protects Against Depression, MRI shows - Dr. Lisa Miller, Author of The Awakened Brain in conversation with Venkat.“We are all Spiritual beings”, “ Child is born a knower, a spiritual knower” says Dr. Lisa Miller, Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University. and the Founder of the Spirituality, Mind, Body Institute. Dr. Miller found MRI evidence that spirituality offers protection against depression. In her recently published book The Awakened Brain, she brings to light scientific evidence from her own award-winning work and those of others, backed by MRI studies, genetic research, and so on, to il...2022-01-1756 min
Scorpio Season TVZ: ZzzzIn the final episode of season two, Lisa and Venkat sleepily discuss all things sleep, bedtimes and the tracked self.2021-06-2337 minScorpio Season TVY: YetiVenkat digs up Tin-Tin and the Yeti; Lisa asks Venkat if the yeti is an anti-particle.2021-05-2433 minScorpio Season TVX: UnknownsLisa discovers Weird Sun Twitter; Venkat gets his 2nd vaccine shot and ends up quoted in a book.2021-05-2433 minScorpio Season TVW: WorldsLisa and Venkat discuss Stephen Wolfram's latest physics update. Venkat accuses Lisa of being a crackpot and a maximalist; Lisa is convinced Wolfram has solved physics. Wolfram's One Year Update Post (2021): https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2021/04/the-wolfram-physics-project-a-one-year-update/ Critique of Wolfram's New Kind of Science (2002): http://bactra.org/reviews/wolfram/ Lisa's 'philosophy of quantum physics' twitter: https://twitter.com/quantum_rhet2021-05-0926 minScorpio Season TVV: VictoryThis week on Scorpio Season, Lisa and Venkat talk accidental vs earned victories. Venkat reminisces about his gold medal swimming feats; Lisa wins so hard they change the rules.2021-05-0134 minScorpio Season TVU: UniversalLisa and Venkat talk about universals. Lisa designs a study to figure out if bitcoin is a universal currency; Venkat talks standards2021-04-2732 minScorpio Season TVT: ThinkingLisa and Venkat share some thoughts on thinking. Venkat wanders into the arena of aphantasia; Lisa describes some dreams.2021-04-1830 minScorpio Season TVS: Selling OutVenkat and Lisa talk about what it means to sell out; Venkat vehemently denies every being a sell out, Lisa confesses she's up for a cash conversion.2021-04-1829 minScorpio Season TVR: RiskLisa and Venkat talk risks of home ownership and retirement.2021-04-0632 minScorpio Season TVQ: QualityLisa tries to distill 'quality' from kitchen sink faucet ad copy; Venkat contrasts Japanese vs American 80's car ads.2021-03-2832 minScorpio Season TVP: ProbabilityLisa explains the difference between probability and potentiality; Venkat also talks. Includes six predictions about the next ten years.2021-03-2334 minScorpio Season TVO: Big 'O' NotationVenkat and Lisa go down the complexity rabbit hole and try to answer the question: are market price movements computationally complex?2021-03-2243 minScorpio Season TVN: NFTsLisa explains the power troubles in Texas in February, Venkat finds out about NFTs. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsor! Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com 2021-03-0836 minScorpio Season TVM: Mars RoverVenkat fills us in on details about the latest Mars rover landing and the Yak Collective's rover project; Lisa talks Texan about the chilly weather. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com 2021-03-0133 minScorpio Season TVL: LosersLisa rambles on about Gamestop and other financial loser shenanigans; Venkat gloats about his latest credential. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com 2021-02-2227 minScorpio Season TVK: KillsLisa and Venkat talk COVID crematorium emissions, Keystone pipeline, and bitcoin dumpster diving. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com 2021-02-2235 minScorpio Season TVJ: JointsLisa and Venkat talk about the Parler deplatforming, database joins, and "joint accounts" on Bitcoin, aka multisigs. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2021-02-1432 minScorpio Season TVI: Initial ConditionsLisa and Venkat talk new year's resolutions, rituals for resetting, and inbox bankruptcy. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2021-02-1431 minScorpio Season TVH: Home with Galen Wolfe-Pauly@niftynei sits down with Galen, co-founder of Tlon an Urbit-system company, to talk about digital spaces and homes. Find us on twitter: Galen: https://www.twitter.com/galenwolfepauly Lisa : https://www.twitter.com/niftynei Venkat: https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com 2021-02-0140 minScorpio Season TVG: Git with Jordan OrelliLisa and Venkat welcome Jordan Orelli (@jordanorelli) on to Scorpio Season to talk about git and games. Jordan's a Principal Engineer at Jackbox Games, and current MFA candidate. Venkat reminisces about his time in the Unix trenches; Jordan talks about the time he shared files on a train. Find us on twitter: Jordan: https://www.twitter.com/jordanorelli Lisa : https://www.twitter.com/niftynei Venkat: https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! - Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com - Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-12-1439 minScorpio Season TVF: Form FactorsIn this episode of Scorpio Season, Lisa shows off some seating options; Venkat talks writing forms. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-12-0728 minScorpio Season TVE: Electronics with Ryan HumeLisa + Venkat welcome Ryan Hume onto this episode of Scorpio Season TV to talk all things 'electronic'. Ryan talks trends in electronic music production; Venkat puts a multimeter on a slide; Lisa waves around some dev boards. Check out Ryan's work for yourself at https://acidraintechnology.com/ Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-11-3035 minScorpio Season TVD: DrivetrainsLisa and Venkat scour their houses for drivetrains. Lisa shows off her Mazda Miata and a in-progress windmill, Venkat makes an electoral analogy. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-11-2323 minScorpio Season TVC is for ClocksIn this third edition of season two of Scorpio Season, Lisa and Venkat pick up the pace with some clock shenanigans. Lisa tears down a Moon Clock. Venkat lets a spring run wild. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-11-2126 minScorpio Season TVB: BitcoinVenkat shows off a Barlow lens, Lisa talks about bitcoin hardware wallets, her book project, and the VISA payment network. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-11-0942 min
College Matters. Alma Matters.Expert Tips before You Submit College Applications 2021.Episode summary introduction: The calendar is racing towards the end of the year, which means the College Applications deadlines are fast approaching. COVID-19 has changed the contours of the College Applications. In this podcast, with the help of expertise from Admissions Officers and Counselors, we offer some tips before you submit the College Applications.
Topics discussed in this episode:
What are Colleges looking for in their students? [1:27]
Second Look at your Target Colleges [3:34]
Applying to Test Optional Colleges [7:09]
How to Handle COVID-19 on the college application [12:04]
Applying for Financial Aid [14:59]
Our Guests:
Lisa...2020-10-2819 minScorpio Season TVA: Air Quality with Ellen Kaye-CheveldayoffWelcome back to season 2 of Scorpio Season, with your favorite co-hosts @niftynei and @vgr. In this season opener, we interview Ellen Kaye-Cheveldayoff (@strangeattracto) about air quality and our sense of smell. Find us on twitter: https://twitter.com/strangeattracto https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-10-2331 minScorpio Season TVZ: zeitgesits, zemblanity, and zen koanslisa + venkat wrap up season 1 of scorpio season with a chat on the zeitgeist, zemblanity, zen koans and a walk back through a few choice topics from the season. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-09-0757 minScorpio Season TVY: yuxtaposicion, y-combinators and the Yak Collectivelisa and venkat discuss lisa's favorite juxtapositional word, yuxtaposición, Y-combinators the math function, Y-Combinator the institution, and the Yak Collective. lisa attempts some eugenical theorizing; venkat calls YC a "closed historical chapter" Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-08-311h 01Scorpio Season TVX: Xerox, xylitol, xylophoneslisa and venkat talk about venkat's time at the first billion dollar company, Xerox, sweetners like xylitol, xylophones, xeriscaping, and "x" unknowns. Find us on Twitter! venkat https://twitter.com/vgr lisa https://twitter.com/niftynei Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com 2020-08-251h 03Scorpio Season TVW: white glove, woke, writing, and wisdomlisa + venkat talk white glove moving services, white shoe consulting, the wandering line of wokeness, writing do's and don'ts, and briefly toss out their 'wisest book' recommendations. Find us on Twitter: @vgr https://twitter.com/vgr + @niftynei https://twitter.com/niftynei Thanks to our Sponsors: Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com + Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-08-1756 minScorpio Season TVV: vaudeville, VR, values, and vaultslisa + venkat ramble through vaudeville, VR, values, and vaults. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-08-101h 14Scorpio Season TVU: underworlds, uncanny, universes and unboxinglisa and venkat discuss underworlds, uncanny, universes and unboxing Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-08-101h 06Scorpio Season TVT: Thielism, trauma, TV, Texas and taxeslisa and venkat talk about Thielism, trauma, TV, Texas and taxes. Find us on Twitter! venkat https://twitter.com/vgr lisa https://twitter.com/niftynei Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-07-2755 minScorpio Season TVS: Sonya Mann, salons, salience, schools, and spot priceslisa + venkat welcome their first guest: Sonya Mann! topics we cover this week: salons, sonya, salience, schools, and spot prices Want to find out more about Sonya's zines? Find out how to get them delivered directly to your door on her zine membership page https://www.sonyasupposedly.com/membership/ Find us on Twitter! Sonya https://twitter.com/sonyasupposedly venkat https://twitter.com/vgr lisa https://twitter.com/niftynei Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws...2020-07-201h 19
College Matters. Alma Matters.UC Santa Barbara: Lisa Przekop, Admissions Director on Reading 110K Applications, “Happy” Students and UG Focus.Since becoming part of the University of California system in 1944, University of California Santa Barbara has become one of the premier Public Universities in the world. 110K Students from all over the world applied study at UC Santa Barbara this year.
Lisa Przekop, Director of Admissions at UC Santa Barbara shares an insider’s view on the school, students and applications. Join the UC Santa Barbara Mailing List for updates.
In particular, we discuss the following with Lisa:
The University of California Santa Barbara
What is UC Santa Barbara looking for their Students?
COVID-19 Im...2020-07-1842 minScorpio Season TVR: red pills, ressentiment, and return on investmentlisa + venkat discuss red pills, ressentiment, Rightness, return on investments, and real-world repairs Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-07-131h 20Scorpio Season TVQ: quantum, questions, quitting, quixoticism, quests, quarantine, and queenslisa + venkat talk about quantum in USA culture, questions, quitting, quixoticism, quests, quarantine, and queens Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-07-061h 08Scorpio Season TVP: programming, progressivism, probability, post-rationalism, and portentslisa + venkat discuss programming, progressivism, probability, post-rationalism, and portents. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-06-2957 min
Scorpio Season TVO: ofey, opera, and open plan officeslisa + venkat talk about 'o fey' (Richard Feynman), opera, open plan offices, and the Yak Collective's latest long form project: the (new) old home. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com2020-06-2358 min
Scorpio Season TVN: networking, niftyness, and neighborslisa (@niftynei) + venkat (@vgr) talk networking, niftyness, and neighbors Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-06-1559 min
Scorpio Season TVM: money and mansionslisa (@niftynei) + venkat (@vgr) talk money and mansions Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-06-081h 20Scorpio Season TVL: legibility, legal systems, and LARPslisa (@niftynei) + venkat (@vgr) talk legibility, legal systems and LARPing Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-06-011h 10Scorpio Season TVK++: kakistocracy, klingon, killjoys, karate, and morelisa + venkat do a 'fast round' of K's, including kakistocracy, klingon, killjoys, karate, and k-pop. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-05-2454 min
Scorpio Season TVJ: Jane Jacobs + Jokeslisa + venkat talk some J's -- Jane Jacobs and jokes, with a long detour into talking about high modernist city planning, the legacy of Robert Moses, the origin of eminent domain and more! Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-05-181h 08
Scorpio Season TVI: IQ, insight, innocence, igloos, indoors, independencelisa + venkat talk through the I's -- IQ, insight, innocence, igloos, indoors, independence. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-05-1155 min
Scorpio Season TVH: Hannah Arendt, Hitchhiker's Guide, Halfway points and Halveningslisa + venkat talk through the H's: Hannah Arendt, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, hair, halfway points and the bitcoin halvening Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-05-041h 02
Scorpio Season TVG: graphs, gas, gossip, guns + godheadslisa + venkat talk through the G's: graphs, gas, gossip, guns + godheads Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-04-271h 09
Scorpio Season TVF's: feminism, fluency, faraday cages, food banks, fiction, faster than light communicationlisa + venkat talk through the F's: feminism, fluency, faraday cages, food banks, fiction, faster than light communication.j Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com + Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-04-201h 06Scorpio Season TVenergy, eigenstates, entropy, environment, emergencies, and evilnessIn this episode of Scorpio Season, lisa + venkat talk about energy, eigenstates, entropy, environment, emergencies, and evilness. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com + Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-04-131h 10
Scorpio Season TVDavid Deutsch, Doja Cat and Dark AgesIn this episode of Scorpio Season TV, lisa + venkat talk about David Deutsch, Doja Cat and Dark Ages, with a very long digression into pop culture. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com + Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-04-0658 min
Scorpio Season TVcartoons, contagions, and cleaninglisa + venkat talk about cartoons, contagions, and cleaning Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com + Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-03-2738 min
Scorpio Season TVbeefs, biden+bernie, bailouts, and bitcoinslisa + venkat talk about beefs, biden+bernie, bailouts, and bitcoins Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com + Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-03-2737 min
Scorpio Season TVastrology and aestheticslisa + venkat chat about astrology and aesthetics Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com + Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com2020-03-2748 min